Police officers in a Chicago suburb sat in front of a home for 20 minutes, then without any provocation shot the family dog, who had been calmly sitting on the front porch, the dog's owner claims in court.

Officers were honored after risking their lives to save a freezing dog. They're being recognized for their heroic act. At the Baltimore Humane Society,every animal has a story, but theirs is probably not as dramatic as Penny's is.

As a result of animal shootings in California by California peace officers
and in light of the offer by the East Bay SPCA to sponsor
an in depth animal training program for the Oakland Police Department,

Two police officers are facing jail after they were caught violently kicking and throwing their pet dogs around their backyard.
Anja Mason and Craig Macleod were filmed by a concerned neighbour, who watched Tess, a collie pup, and Snoopy, a rottweiler

When Sandy and Don Rice returned from grocery shopping Saturday evening, they walked out on their back deck at The Villages retirement community in southeast San Jose and heard a security guard yelling:
"Get in your house, there's a mountain lion,

Milwaukee police officers enter the classroom next year for their latest round of training in such subjects as firearms use and defense and arrest tactics, they could see a new course offered: a primer on how to recognize and pursue dogfighting and other

TWO police officers have been disciplined after a greyhound died when police put it in a kennel and forgot about it for ten days.
The stray was picked up and taken to Dalkeith Police Station in Midlothian on 2 January. It was found dead after officer